England claim hollow victory in game Steve Borthwick could not win - England rugby union team

Beating an inexperienced Japan side is small consolation for head coach after a disappointing autumn of near misses What is the best England could have expected from their final Test of the year? Probably something like this . But, really, this was the proverbial game they could not win. It has been tempting, as it always is with England, to cry crisis at every opportunity, especially this autumn as that losing run stretc